by Nine Planets | Oct 5, 2016
This performance is based on a connection between ethnic identity and transnational experience, as well as webs of relationships that form a binational life. The performance is based on the concept of the rebozo, a distinctly Mexican shawl full of gendered history....
by Nine Planets | Oct 5, 2016
the Lingering, slipping away: In 2008 I began working with the idea of slips as vestiges from 1950s/1960s Americana, and as transcripts from an earlier era. In live performances and short films I re-traced the role that slips have played in women’s lives. Most of us...
by Nine Planets | Oct 5, 2016
The space between buildings At the heart of this montage series are the spaces between many San Francisco buildings. For each image, I photograph the narrow space between adjacent buildings, starting at the top, taking as many photos as needed to get to the bottom....
by Nine Planets | Oct 5, 2016
Mary and Martha The images for this project come from a photo by Al Amy, taken in 1956: two women employed by an expensive call girl ring being booked on prostitution. Just before the cameraman snaps the shutter, one woman pushes the other over to avoid having their...
by Nine Planets | Oct 5, 2016
Rebar and Hostess Aprons, in the studio Using eight-foot rebar, hostess aprons, cinderblocks and cement, I have created whimsical creatures that personify strength and hard work, with a fanciful touch. The rebar, bent to mimic a human silhouette, draped with an apron,...
